TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Current Affairs and Sports-Part 2
21. When and where is the XX commonwealth
games scheduled to be held?
A) 2013, Australia
B) 2013, New Delhi
C) 2014, Australia
D) 2014, London
Answer : (D)
22. The 21st ASEN Summit was held
on 18th November 2014 at
A) Phnom Penh
B) Myanmar
C) Beijing
D) Singapore
Answer : (A)
23. Neelam : Tamilnadu as ? : North
America during 2012.
A) Yasi B) Bopha
C) Sandy D) Thane
Answer : (C)
24. The nuclear missile Agni V successfully
test fired on April 19th 2012, crossed ______ Kms in _____ minutes.
A) 3000 Kms, 15 minutes
B) 4000 Kms, 20 minutes
C) 5000 Kms, 20 minutes
D) 6000 Kms, 20 minutes
Answer : (C)
25. According to the India Readership survey
in 2012, the third most widely read English Newspaper in India is
A) Times of India
B) Hindustan Times
C) The Hindu
D) The Deccan Chronicle
Answer : (C)
26. Match List I with List II and choose the
correct answer:
List I List II
a) Sachin Tendulkar 1. Father of
white revolution
b) V.S. Sampath 2. Chief
Election Commissioner
c) Varghese
Kurian 3. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana awardee
d) D.R. Mehta 4.
Rajya Sabha member
Codes :
a b c d
A) 4 2 1 3
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 4 1 2 3
Answer : (A)
27. Which among the following statements
about ‘Malala Yousufzal’ recently in news are true?
I. Malala was a 15 year old rights
activist
II. She advocated girl’s education
III. She was awarded 2012 Tipperary International
peace award from Ireland
IV. She was shot by the Taliban
Of these
A) I and II only
B) I and III only
C) I, II and III only
D) I, II, III and IV
Answer : (D)
28. Who is the Chairman of the National water
resources council in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Minister of water resources
C) Minister of environment and forests
D) Minister of science and technology
Answer : (A)
TNPSC Exam-Group I-2011
29. Which one of the Assembly by-elections
saw the highest voter turnout during 2010 in Tamil Nadu?
A) Thirumangalam
B) Thirupatthur
C) Pennagaram
D) Ponneri
Answer : (A)
30. The world Classical Tamil Conference held
on july,2010 is
A) Sixth World Tamil Conference
B) Seventh World Tamil Conference
C) Ninth World Tamil Conference
D) Tenth World Tamil Conference
Answer : (C)
31. The National Rural Employment Guaranteed
Programme came into force to provide 100 days of employment in
A) 2003 B) 2004
C) 2006 D) 2002
Answer : (C)
32. What is/are the recent tension between
India and China highlighted in newspaper?
A) China’s proposed dam on Brahamputra
B) PM’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh
C) China recently tried to block an ADB
loan
D) All of these
Answer : (D)
33. The longest solar eclipse of the 21st
Century occurred on
A) July 29, 2009 B) July
18, 2009
C) July 22, 2009 D) June
22, 2009
Answer : (C)
34. Shri Sundarlal Bahuguna received______
award.
A) Padma Bhushan B) Padma
Vibhushan
C) Padma Shri D) Oscar
Answer : (A)
35. Delhi High Court allowed plea of gay
rights activists and legalized
gay sex in
A) 2006 B) 2007
C) 2008 D) 2009
Answer : (D)
36. ‘Bhuvan’ the new web based mapping of
earth was developed by
A) NASA B) ISRO
C) ESA D) Russia
Answer : (B)
37. Cricketer Brian Lara belongs to which
country?
A) India B) West Indies
C) England D) Australia
Answer : (B)
38. Captain Lakshmi, the only woman representive in the independent Madras Province ministry
was
I. Daughter of Ammu Saminathan a patriot
II. Captain of Jhansi military wing
III. Educated in England
IV. Leader of Indian National Army
Of these
A) I alone
B) I & II
C) I & IV
D) III & IV
Answer : (C)
39. Who is the Chairman of National
Biodiversity Authority?
A) R.L. Joshi B) A.
Ganguly
C) P.L. Gautam D) None
of them
Answer : (C)
40. Who among the following recommended the
establishment of the National Commission for Higher Education and Research
(NCHER)?
A) Prof. Yash Pal
B) Minister Kapil Sibal
C) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
D) Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Answer : (A)
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